Official UK procurement notice
MAINTENANCE CONTRACT – FIRE ALARMS, EMERGENCY LIGHTING and FIRE EXTINGUISHERS, 2026-29
Authority: Cairn Housing Association (Housing)
Sectors: Repair & Maintenance (50) Delivery: Scotland (UKM)
Budget not disclosedValue not published
Submissions closed 28 Apr 2026
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionFire alarm, emergency lighting an fire extinguisher maintenance services to the thirty sites across Scotland listed in the Schedule of Assets.
CPV: Repair and maintenance services of firefighting equipment
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1As per appended Invitation to TenderCancelledRenewal
What it takes to wini
How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
Evaluation split and conditions of participation as published; the tender pack may add morei
How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
How bids were scored
Published sub-criteria (6)
- Technical Competence & Compliance: 15%
- Service Delivery & Operational Procedures: 10%
- Key Contract Personnel: 10%
- Contract Management: 15%
- price: 40%
- Social Responsibility & Community Benefit: 10%
Published award criteria (6)
- Technical Competence & Compliance: 15
- Service Delivery & Operational Procedures: 10
- Key Contract Personnel: 10
- Contract Management: 15
- Social Responsibility & Community Benefit: 10
- Price: 40
Conditions of participation1
- Suitability
As per appended Invitation to Tender
- Staff
- Names and qualifications of delivery staff must be submitted
What this means for your bid
- Price carries 40 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 4 points. The method statement decides this lot, not the discount.
Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record · publisher note attached- Procedure method
- Open procedure
- Legal basis
- CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Cancelled
- Procurement threshold
- Unspecified in notice
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Yes (GPA)
- Recurring procurement
- No (one-off requirement)
- First published
- 20 Mar 2026, 16:48 GMT
- Last source update
- 25 Mar 2026, 16:14 GMT
- Award evaluation window
- 17 Apr 2026 – …
- Authority reference
CHG03/26-03- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-027492- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-0670c9Find a Tender
Contract terms
- Electronic trading
- e-invoicing allowed · electronic ordering · electronic payment
- Performance terms
As per appended Invitation to Tender
Publisher note: (SC Ref:827626)
How it was run
Official noticeRun through: Public Contracts Scotland · Who buys & how to bid on PCS
Access & registration note: Free single registration for Scotland; PCS-Tender (Jaggaer) for full bidding
- Submission deadline
- 28 Apr 2026, 12:00 BST
- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission"}
- Accepted languages
- en
- Bid validity
- 90 days from the deadline
- Bids opened
- 17 Apr 2026, 12:30 BST
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release
Timeline
25 Mar 2026 → 28 Apr 2026 · 3 dates- Notice published212 days ago25 Mar 2026, 16:14 GMT
- Bids opened189 days ago17 Apr 2026, 12:30 BST
- Submission deadline178 days ago28 Apr 2026, 12:00 BST
Notice history
2 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 24 Mar 2026- Deadline moved to 28 Apr 2026, 12:00 BST24 Mar 2026, 13:37 GMT+11 days · was 17 Apr 2026, 12:00 BST
- Status changed to cancelled25 Mar 2026, 16:14 GMT
Published amendments (1 · 1 deadline change)
| When | What | Before | After | Shift |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | DeadlineTime limit · IV.2.2 | 17 Apr 2026 | 28 Apr 2026 | +11 d |
| — | Bid openingConditions for opening of tenders · IV.2.7 | 17 Apr 2026 | 28 Apr 2026 | +11 d |
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Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecastAwards 1
1 further award records carry no date or value.
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- Edinburgh Sheriff CourtReview body
Official documents & specifications (2)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
- Economic and financial selection criteria
- Technical selection criteria